2017 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

TRUCK HESITATES OR LOSES POWER AND TRIANGLE APPEARS ON DASH FOR AN INSTANT WHILE DRIVING ON STREET OR HIGHWAY . ONLY HAPPENS NOW AND THEN. REPORTED IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY PUT IT ON A COMPUTER BUT COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS DONE BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED SO THEY WOULD HAVE A RECORD OF THE ISSUE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT GASKET FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT GASKET WAS NOT SEALED CORRECTLY CAUSING WATER TO ENTER THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEATS ALSO SHOWED EVIDENCE OF MOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF BELLINGHAM (1100 IOWA STREET, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, 98229, (360)-676 0600) TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT GASKET AND THE INTERIOR CARPET AND SEATS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE TO BACK THE VEHICLE OUT OF HIS GARAGE IT DID NOT MOVE. HE THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND VEHICLE STILL DID NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND HE HEARD A CLANKING NOISE.WHEN HE FINALLY MOVED FORWARD AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER .SERVCO TOYOTA KAUAI TOYOTA 2477 ULU MAIKA ST, LIHUE, HI 96766 (808) 245-6978 AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT LOOK AT THE ENGINE UNLESS HE AGREED TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE HEAD MECHANIC AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THEY SAID THE BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDS A SEAL TO PREVENT MOISTURE FROM GETTING INTO THE SYSTEM. THEY WOULD NOT LOOK AT THE SYSTEM UNLESS THERE WAS A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE VEHICLE REMAINS UNREPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

TRANSMISSION WHEN IN COLD WEATHER. HAS A VERY SLIGHT THUMP WHEN COMING TO A STOP AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING DOWN SMOOTHLY IN GEARS. YOU SOMETIMES HEAR AND FEEL THIS THUMB WHEN DRIVING AROUND CITY STREETS . NOT AS MUCH AS WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD OR AT STARTUP.

BRAKE OVERRIDE MALFUNCTION ERROR CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY COME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THIS SAFETY FUNCTION IS DANGEROUS AS IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO BOTH FAIL TO OPERATE OR ALLOW FOR ANY KIND OF CONTROL VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION MOVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH IN WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH 2016- 2018 TOYOTA TRUCK MODELS FOR WHAT WAS FOUND ONLINE AFTER HAVING THE PROBLEM.

OCCASIONALLY WHEN DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT SHOW THE ACCURATE SPEED SUCH AS THE SPEEDOMETER SHOW 0 WHEN GOING 30MPH. THERE IS ALSO A WEIRD METAL CLANKING NOISE WHICH SOUNDS LIKE ITS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND SOUNDS LIKE ITS TRYING TO SHIFT GEAR WHILE IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN MOTOR HAS CRACKED AND WHEN TURNED ON SOUNDS LIKE A MOTORCYCLE REVING IT'S ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITH GRAY SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST TIPS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROADWAY AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AT THE RESIDENCE AND INFORMED HIM THAT A SECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE WAS MISSING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ROCHESTER TOYOTA (48 FARMINGTON RD, ROCHESTER, NH 03867) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY MY 2017 TACOMA SUDDENLY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WHILE IN MOTION. IT HAS NEVER HAD ANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BUT NOW THE FUEL PUMP IS NOT WORKING. I HAVE READ 2018/2019 TACOMAS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW THE TRUCK WILL NOT START.

LEAKING AROUND 3RD BRAKE LIGHT (REAR OF CAB) BEGAN IN SPRING 2020. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOW OUT OF THE 36K WARRANTY. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR DUE TO MY TRUCK BEING AT 53,000 MILES.

WATER CAME IN THROUGH THE BACK OF THE CAB FROM THE OUTSIDE CAB LIGHT I NOTICED IT WHILE GOING THROUGH A TOUCHLESS DRIVE THROUGH CAR WASH. THE WATER SOAKED THROUGH ON THE HEADLINER AND SEAT LEAVING A WATER STAIN AND POSSIBLE MOLD. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE WATER WAS COMING THROUGH THE CAB LIGHT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRUCK. THIS PROBLEM WAS POSTED ON TOYOTA'S BULLETIN BY OTHER 2017 TACOMA OWNERS.